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I love this drama. It was a good mix of everything that I like. Wouldn't mind watching it again. Love the characters, especially Jumong's LOL. The only thing is that each episode was an hr long but not too bad.

After spending 81+ hours on this, I've decided to give some opinions on this drama. You can disagree or agree but it must be said.

First of all, this drama was only supposed to be 60 episodes but MBC decided on 81. Why? Because the people don't want it to end, plus extra money in everyone's pockets. I can overlook that, I can even overlook some of the biasm because this drama is Made In Korea. ...

After spending 81+ hours on this, I've decided to give some opinions on this drama. You can disagree or agree but it must be said.

First of all, this drama was only supposed to be 60 episodes but MBC decided on 81. Why? Because the people don't want it to end, plus extra money in everyone's pockets. I can overlook that, I can even overlook some of the biasm because this drama is Made In Korea. 81+ hours is a little too much though, there were too much fillers and awkward moments.

I must say though, the actors and actresses were great, the costumes were fantastic, the OST was great, the acting was great, scenery was great, but the storyline was lacking. For a drama that is used to show the power of Ancient Korea, this drama doesn't really do much justice. (By the way I studied/read a little bit after completing this drama)

Why the I gave the storyline such a low rating? Because if you were to somehow make all this seem feasible in real-life, it would be impossible, but it is a drama, but it doesn't relay the message of the average person. I will then list some examples on why the storyline pretty much killed this drama for me.

The characters, as I have mentioned before, were great. But it doesn't really work out, because of the flawed storyline, I will now try to analyze some of these characters and give my opinion.

In the beginning, one of the characters, Buyong (Shrine Maid) was exiled after missing an important ritual/not being pure. After all the hard work of saving her, (e.g. Dochi (Yuntabal's rival merchant/smuggling group)) she decided to leave with her siblings, leaving Oi with a broken heart for those 18+ years (according to the drama) never embracing another women.

Mugol (Jumong's Second Wave of blood brothers/Oi's underling) and Mooduk, they talked a little about them, but then Mooduk is all of a sudden out of the picture. Musong (Head Guard of Secret Prison/Jumong's first martial arts teacher/drunk) doesn't even present much of a challenge.

Sorceresses/Oracles made their opinions as powerful antagonists, but also eventually faded away from the plot. Where did those two sorceress go when Jumong became Emperor of Gogureyo? Why was Mauryung struck by lightning, If the Gods wanted to interfere, shouldn't they have struck more people, or saved more people, why in that one instance when she was performing her duties as a Puyo sorceress was she condemned and suddenly taken out of the picture, because she should have known better? What a sad excuse.

And now on to some of the characters we were made to hate.

The Queen (Daeso's & Yongpo's mother) (According to historical text, King Kumwa and his Queen gave birth to seven sons, no mentioning of any daughters) was made to be hated, but look from her point of view, she is a scorned women, receiving no love from her husband, married only for her power and connections with the powerful Maga clan. Her sons aren't loved nor given the same attention compared with Jumong, an illegitimate son. Therefore, if you looked at her character objectively, she isn't really that bad.

Yangsullan, Han Governors, I haven't seen any of these characters break out a smile, maybe that evil grin but that's the most I've seen. Their lives have been spared on so many occasions, You don't even want to know my opinion.

Basically, in real life, if you ever encountered any enemies, would you let them go with a slap on their wrists and say go on, I don't want to kill you, you are free to start all over, rebuild, regroup, and come back to screw me all over again, wasting all my hard work just so I can add a nice little battle scene. According to a Chinese Idiom, When you want to get rid of weeds, you must also destroy their roots, or else they will just come back again.

I must state this though, my favorite characters were Mopalmo and Yuntabal, both just wanted the best for everyone.

And now onto some inanimate objects that made their appearances but eventually faded away like most of the plot.

The Damul Bow, Ancient text on How to Make Strong Armor, Ancient Joseon's language on the back of a bronze mirror, were seen altogether during the speech on how Jumong was destined by the God's to unite Ancient Joseon's Land and rule over them and put them to good use and how if they fell into the wrong hands would bring destruction for everyone.

Now people, if you had a Bow that wouldn't break no matter how hard you toyed with it, wouldn't you take it everywhere with you and become a sniper? Wouldn't you have popped all those characters that kept getting out of reach? Therefore flawed.

A manual on how to develop armor so strong, that swords, arrowhead, spears, etc. could not penetrate and cause bodily harm. And yet at they end, When Mugol (One of my favorite characters) was killed, What the hell happened there. The armor in the later battles failed in comparison to when they were first put to use. Flawed miserably.

And a bronze mirror with their Ancient Language imprinted on the back, what happens when that falls in the wrong hands? Blind someone on the battlefield by reflecting the sunlight or by showing how hideous you look. Therefore also flawed.

And lastly some situations that have to be mentioned.

The escape attempts, the reunions... so much, yet so sad... so horribly sad... in a bad way. Could have been better, much better. If assassins could easily penetrate the Palace's defenses, couldn't you have create a diversion, then send in your special forces and extract those hostages?

To sum it all up, this drama could have been a lot better, with 81 episodes and pointless fillers, they could have used that time to end it better, by showing Jumong, his inner group of 8 (First Wave: Mari, Oi, Hyupbo - Second Wave: Jaesa, Mugol, Mukgol - Third Wave: Bubunno, and lastly Bibuwiyum) standing on the palace steps posing in a group picture with everyone, that would have been the best possible drama ending, at least for me.

Lastly on why people are confused on the matter of Kissing ---> Pregnancy ----> Children. This is a Korean Drama, not those sexed up Western films, please be a little more conservative people.

I know when I first came across this drama, I was turned away when I saw that there were 81 episodes but it was an amazing drama learning about the beginnings of Korea. This drama is journey of one man's life and those who are willing to spend the rest of their lives making his impossible dream come true. Beautiful musical scores that I could not resist and ended up getting both soundtrack CDs. ...

I know when I first came across this drama, I was turned away when I saw that there were 81 episodes but it was an amazing drama learning about the beginnings of Korea. This drama is journey of one man's life and those who are willing to spend the rest of their lives making his impossible dream come true. Beautiful musical scores that I could not resist and ended up getting both soundtrack CDs. The actresses and actors can make you love them or hate them ... sometimes they switch sides. One thing that I loved the most about this drama is the themes of sacrifice and true love. The women in this drama truly give their all to their loved ones without expecting anything back. It was refreshing to watch, I hope that I can love someone like that one day.

I can't say enough about this drama. I really love it.
It's one of the best drama's I've seen.
All the characters are great and contribute to my delight of this series.
The music, the clothing, scenery, everything is great.
I'm really into it, as if I were actually there.
The day I finish the 81st episode, will be a sad day for me.

Everything about this drama is brilliant and highly addictive period drama. I have actually watched the whole series twice. Every time, I am moved by the story line and the great portrayal of the character Jumong. There are a number of exciting twist and unexpected believable moments between the characters. The obstacles that Jumong experience were very practical and realistic. The characters ...

Everything about this drama is brilliant and highly addictive period drama. I have actually watched the whole series twice. Every time, I am moved by the story line and the great portrayal of the character Jumong. There are a number of exciting twist and unexpected believable moments between the characters. The obstacles that Jumong experience were very practical and realistic. The characters are
interesting, multi-dimensional and memorable. Whether they play a"good guys" or a "bad guys", you are in for a great adventure and an existing climactic conclusion.

I am not a fan of Asian dramas, but I decided to look at this show and I have looked at all 82 episodes. Lets just say this show is captivating and sensational and once you start watching you will agree with me period.

To say I was apprehensive about watching such a time consuming drama is an understatement, but strong emotional performances, masterful martial arts and an enthralling soundtrack...... help make this brilliantly written saga....EPIC. Jumong reminds me a lot of King Arthur. King Arthur had his wizard Merlin and Jumong had Yeomiul. King Arthur had his Round Table knights and Jumong had his ...

To say I was apprehensive about watching such a time consuming drama is an understatement, but strong emotional performances, masterful martial arts and an enthralling soundtrack...... help make this brilliantly written saga....EPIC. Jumong reminds me a lot of King Arthur. King Arthur had his wizard Merlin and Jumong had Yeomiul. King Arthur had his Round Table knights and Jumong had his brotherhood, etc...

I have watched a lot of dramas, and from different nations, but still, none compare to Jumong. Everything from the costumes, cinematography, the beautiful, natural settings to the cast is superb and of the highest quality. Some of my favorite scenes were of Jumong and Haemosu training together; the shots and music of this scene made me get goosebumps. I have purchased this series on DVD as a show ...

I have watched a lot of dramas, and from different nations, but still, none compare to Jumong. Everything from the costumes, cinematography, the beautiful, natural settings to the cast is superb and of the highest quality. Some of my favorite scenes were of Jumong and Haemosu training together; the shots and music of this scene made me get goosebumps. I have purchased this series on DVD as a show of my love and support. A big congratulations to all involved.

To those who wondered if they should watch this or not here is what i have to say:This drama is one of the best historical dramas i watched. 81 episodes may be long but it is worth the watch! Its starts form Jumong being young and weak to Jumong being strong and a great king! This story line about Jumong since his early years till him establishing his own nation and becomes a king! I...

To those who wondered if they should watch this or not here is what i have to say:This drama is one of the best historical dramas i watched. 81 episodes may be long but it is worth the watch! Its starts form Jumong being young and weak to Jumong being strong and a great king! This story line about Jumong since his early years till him establishing his own nation and becomes a king! I really liked how Jumong never gave up and went through many hardships saving the people and building a new nation to fufill his descended fathers dream!!! There may be some boring parts but it is worth the watch!! JUMONG JJIANG!

I COMPLETELY FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS DRAMA THERE ARE NO OTHER WORDS FOR WHAT CAME OVER ME IVE WATCHED IT NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE YET TO TIRE OF IT IT AWESOME ITS THE PERFECT MIX OF MYSTICISM AND HEROICS AND HISTORICAL SATIRE THAT IM REALLY STARTING TO LOVE I LOVE THE VILLAINS IN THIS TOO SO ENTITLED THEY ARE I FELT CONNECTED TO MANY OT THE CHARACTERS ...

I COMPLETELY FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS DRAMA THERE ARE NO OTHER WORDS FOR WHAT CAME OVER ME IVE WATCHED IT NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE YET TO TIRE OF IT IT AWESOME ITS THE PERFECT MIX OF MYSTICISM AND HEROICS AND HISTORICAL SATIRE THAT IM REALLY STARTING TO LOVE I LOVE THE VILLAINS IN THIS TOO SO ENTITLED THEY ARE I FELT CONNECTED TO MANY OT THE CHARACTERS ESPECIALLY JUMONG'S LOVE INTERESTS AS WELL IT WAS REALLY AWESOME I ALSO FOUND IT TO BE RATHER FUNNY IN SOME PARTS JUMONG'S SWORN BROTHERS FOR EXAMPLE AND THE HOMOSEXUAL RELATIONSHIP ONE OF THEM HAS ID FUNNY WATCH IT IT DOES NOT DISAPPOINT

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Korean legends say that he was born from an egg and was the son of a god. Aside from the exaggerations, what remains true is that Ju-mong
Korean legends say that he was born from an egg and was the son of a god. Aside from the exaggerations, what remains true is that Ju-mong was a great king that unified the nations into one body, Goguryeo. ...more